The theatre hosted the Philip Larkin Society's annual meeting, a lecture by Hull-born actor Barrie Rutter, plus readings and musical performances.

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Poet Laureate Andrew Motion is intent on saving future generations from wracking their brains about what that boy was doing on the burning deck or what Philip Larkin said about their parents.

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